Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 2)
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2024-05-17
Intent: To voice farmers' anger and frustration at the ever-increasing administrative burden being placed on them which has had a major impact on farm family incomes.::These frustrations have broadened into anger with European and National lawmakers over the massive increase in regulations relating to Agriculture. The EU, the Irish Government and local Government are devising policies far from the farm gate with little or no consideration of the direct impact on farmers.::The following are some of the key issues that are contributing to growing frustration and anger with the political system::1. The transformation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) away from supporting food production towards actually reducing farm output. The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) funding is being redirected to environmental schemes – the EU is effectively implementing new environmental regulations such as the “eco-schemes” on the cheap by redirecting existing funding instead of allocating additional funds.::2
Details: Offaly County Council - Enough is Enough Campaign
Officials: Clare Claffey, Danny Owens, Declan Harvey, Eamonn Dooley, Eddie Fitzpatrick, Frank Moran, John Carroll, John Clendennen, ...
Methods: Event / Reception, Social Media, Email, ...
Regnum Renewables Development Ltd
2024-05-16
Intent: Intention was to introduce ourselves to the local council, to establish a relationship with the councillors and to get support for the proposed project, within the local council.
Details: Introductions with local councillors in Edenderry, introducing Regnum Renewables, informing them of a wind farm that we hope to get planning permission for in the townlands of Clonarrow or Riverlyons.
Officials: Eddie Fitzpatrick, Robert McDermott, Liam Quinn, Noel Cribbin, John Foley, Mark Hackett
Methods: Calls with local councillors to arrange in-person meetings, in order to introduce Regnum and the proposed project. - Phone call, Kevin Daly (COO), Michael O'Sullivan (CEO), Darina Brennan (GISManager) and Daragh Browne (Community Liaison Officer) met with four public officials in Offaly.The topics that were discussed included the proposed project,Regnum's community engagement plans in the area, concerns that could exist in the area, benefits to Offaly and the community benefit fund that would be created with the project. - Meeting, Daragh Browne (Community Liaison Officer) emails to localcouncillors to arrange meetings, in order to introduce Regnum andthe proposed project. - Email, ...
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2024-01-21
Intent: To highlight the serious issues facing farmers.::To engage with government Ministers and TD's to discuss how some of these issues could be resolved in next months budget.::To run a poster campaign on all routes to the Championships to highlight urgent issues including; The delay in farm scheme payments, the proposed cut in the Nitrates Derogation limit, the problems associated with the new Beef Suckler Scheme, supports for the sheep farmers, problems in the forestry sector and supports for the tillage sector.
Details: National Ploughing Championships 2023 - IFA Stand
Officials: Amii McKeever, Barry Cassidy, Barry Andrews, Billy Kelleher, Brian Leddin, Carol Nolan, Charlie McConalogue, Claire Kerrane, ...
Methods: Informal communication, Event / Reception, Email, ...
Macra na Feirme
2024-01-17
Intent: To see the delivery of the rural planning guidelines
Details: Rural Planning issues
Officials: Michael Healy-Rae, Jackie Healy-Rae, Heather Humphreys, Charlie McConalogue, Charlie McConalogue, Pippa Hackett, Mark Hackett, Martin Heydon, ...
Methods: In person at the National Ploughing lobbied for the delivery of the National Planning guidelines and planning issues facing young dwellers of rural ireland - Lobby day
Horse Sport Ireland
2023-09-21
Intent: Raise awareness of recently published Equestrian Breeding & Sport Environmental Insights report and opportunity for industry to make environmental improvements through enhanced financial support and policy supports across both breeding and sport
Details: Increase in support available to equestrian industry to adopt environmental and sustainability measures
Officials: Charlie McConalogue, Amii McKeever, Pippa Hackett, Mark Hackett, Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Tim Lombard, Thomas Byrne
Methods: Launch of Environmental Insights Report and attendance at Dublin Horse Show - Event / Reception
Irish Concrete Federation
2023-09-21
Intent: Deferment of the introduction of the proposed Defective Concrete Products Levy by Government, pending a regulatory and economic impact analysis. Subsequently, exclusion of precast products entirely from the scope of the Defective Concrete Products Levy and agreement on transitionary measures to assist in compliance with the Defective Concrete Products Levy.
Details: Defective Concrete Products Levy
Officials: Michael McGrath, Simon Coveney, Christopher O'Sullivan, Brendan Griffin, Michael Healy-Rae, Pa Daly, Heather Humphreys, Helen McEntee, ...
Methods: ICF encouraged its members to write a letter to each of their local elected representatives on the negative impacts of the Defective Concrete Products Levy. - Letter, ICF encouraged its members to email each of their local elected representatives on the negative impacts of the Defective Concrete Products Levy. - Email, ICF encouraged its members to meet each of their local elected representatives on the negative impacts of the Defective Concrete Products Levy. - Meeting, ...
Inclusion Ireland
2023-09-21
Intent: Increased access and participation for disabled people to public spaces and services
Details: Disability Participation & Access Fund Project - Accessible Offaly Project information and news
Officials: John Carroll, Clare Claffey, John Clendennen, Eamonn Dooley, Neil Feighery, John Foley, Mark Hackett, John Leahy, ...
Methods: Requested increased access and participation for disabled people to public spaces and services - Email, increasing access and participation for disabled people to public spaces and services with John Clendennen and Brian Pey. Another with Monica Cleary - Meeting
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2023-09-20
Intent: To highlight the concerns that farmers have, given the difficulties 2023 has presented and how the upcoming Budget 2024 can help address some of those challenges.::To highlight that the new National Beef Welfare Scheme (NBWS) is a poorly designed scheme. The payment per farmer is far too low and on too few cows. Most of it will leak to vets, laboratories and others.::To insist that this scheme must be redesigned; practical measures included; payment rates increased; and ceilings brought in line with the BEEP-S it is replacing.::To highlight that the lack of action by the management authorities of the River Shannon has resulted in thousands of acres of silage and hay being destroyed and unsalvageable.::To highlight farmers' concerns, which were raised in advance of the bad weather, but the delay of action has farmers across the Shannon Callows concerned for the supply of fodder for the forthcoming winter.::To highlight that continued rises in costs, while below Russia/Ukraine war peaks
Details: Tullamore Livestock Show
Officials: Charlie McConalogue, Billy Kelleher, Carol Nolan, Pippa Hackett, Mark Hackett
Methods: Event / Reception, Social Media, Informal communication
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2023-09-16
Intent: To highlight that Ireland's beef sector is the largest farm sector by farmer number with over 100,000 farmers involved.::To emphasise that the single most important component of this sector is the suckler herd with 60,000 farms. The sector generated €2.52bn in export value for the economy in 2022 an increase of 18% in value exporting 512k/t of primary beef to the UK, EU and international markets.::To highlight that, as a direct result of Government failure to provide meaningful levels of direct targeted support for suckler cows, these suckler farm numbers and numbers of suckler cows on these farms continue to decline.::To make Government aware that the rate of decline continues at approx. 3% per year with suckler cow numbers fast approaching a critical point where this national resource will no longer be the mainstay of our beef sector, fundamentally changing the landscape of Irish beef production and the production systems on which access to key high value markets has been secured for
Details: Beef Suckler Sector
Officials: Amii McKeever, Billy Kelleher, Carol Nolan, Charlie McConalogue, Claire Kerrane, Colm Markey, Leo Varadkar, Maria Walsh, ...
Methods: Letter, Email, Social Media, ...
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA
2023-09-16
Intent: To highlight the impact of the proposed Nature Restoration Law by the European Union, which will enact legally binding targets on Ireland, up until the year 2050, across a broad range of ecosystems, from agricultural land and forests, to rivers and marine habitats, to meet our restoration targets and obligations and how farmers will be the most impacted by the outcome of this Law.::To highlight how, as agricultural land accounts for approximately 67% of Ireland's total land area and forests account for approximately 11% of the total land area, the proposed regulation will have far reaching consequences for Irish agriculture. It is vital a full impact assessment is undertaken to quantify the area of farmland that will be affected to ensure that the proposed targets are realistic and fair and are not detrimental to the continuity of farming in Ireland.::To emphasise how the lack of clarity in relation to the some of the proposed measures and the potential impact on farmland and productio
Details: EUNature Restoration Law
Officials: Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Aindrias Moynihan, Alan Dillon, Alan Farrell, Alan Kelly, Anne Haugh, Anne Rabbitte, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, ...
Methods: Email, Social Media, Submission, ...